McCleskey, Dorothy `Dot'

Tuesday

Aug 28, 2007 at 12:01 AM

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Crestwood Cemetery for Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" McCleskey, 79, Gadsden, who passed away at her home Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007. Chaplain Joel Calhoun will officiate. Collier Butler Funeral Home will direct.Mrs. McCleskey was born in Cherokee County to Olin and Lola Smith. She graduated from Cherokee County High school and attended college at Montevallo. She was a resident of Gadsden for most of her life and was retired from Rainbow Lanes, which she and her husband owned and operated for many years. She was a longtime member of Eastside Presbyterian Church.She is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Henry McCleskey; and her sister, Annie Bradley.She is survived by her daughters, Jane (Nat) Cosby, Newport News, Va. and Sandra Surtees; grandchildren, Janna Wigley, Roanoke, and Jordan (Mary) Wigley, Bentonville, Ark.; friend, Jamie Kaluk; and numerous nieces and nephews.Special thanks to her caretakers, Ann Scott, Charlotte Johnson, Regina Painter and Joann Hansard, who took such wonderful care of her and gave her so much love and attention. They will be forever a part of our family. We would also like to thank Alacare Home Health and Hospice for their help and kindness for the past two years.In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to The American Cancer Society, The American Diabetes Association or any charity of your choice.Personal tributes may be sent to www.mem.comHer family will receive friends today from noon to 1:30 p.m. today.

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